Chasing a dream
A hope beyond the shadow of a dream. This seems to be the emotive premise behind which Parveen Rizvi has structured her latest watercolour creations that go on display at Karachi’s Chawkandi art gallery from September 23....
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The last emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of Delhi, and one of the most talented, tolerant and likable of his remarkable dynasty. Born in 1775, when the British were still clinging to the Indian shore...
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To peaceful co-existence
The idea of similarity and difference is as old as the cave man, for whom men other than from his own group posed a danger greater than beasts. That ancient fear...
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Rendezvous: Vasl
Perhaps the best thing about meeting travelling artists is that they teach you something about guarding space for yourself, the creative space needed to express a private sorrow, or sensual humour, or even political angst....
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Light fantastic
Evening in a large garden in Chandanagore, a small town on the banks of the river Hoogly, 40km north of Calcutta. The mayor is there, so is the British high commissioner...
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The story of the Buddha
Manifestations of the Gandhara civilisation were very much a part of the scene when Pakistan came into being. Excavations in and around Taxila had been conducted long ago. The impressive Taxila...
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